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Active sampling and decision making in Drosophila chemotaxis
The ability to respond to chemical stimuli is fundamental to the survival of motile organisms, but the strategies underlying odour tracking remain poorly understood. Here we show that chemotaxis in Drosophila melanogaster larvae is an active sampling process analogous to sniffing in vertebrates. Com...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Pub. Group
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265367/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21863008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1455 |